“Why did I pester them?” Sexual Misconduct: Maintaining Professional Boundaries

Introduction

Allegations of sexual misconduct are taken extremely seriously across healthcare settings. Even minor lapses in professional boundaries can have lasting effects on patients, colleagues, and a professional’s career. Effective remediation involves reflection, insight, and strategies to ensure professional and ethical conduct.

My Approach

I work with healthcare and other professionals to:

• Analyse incidents or behaviours that led to concern
• Understand the impact on patients, colleagues, and the wider clinical environment
• Explore underlying causes such as stress, boundary misunderstandings, or lapses in judgement
• Develop clear strategies to maintain professional boundaries and ethical practice at all times

Practical Outcomes

• Demonstrable understanding of professional boundaries, consent, and respectful interactions
• Practical strategies for managing patient and colleague relationships safely
• Tools to prevent recurrence of inappropriate behaviour
• A detailed report documenting insight, learning, and measurable progress

Client-Focused Work

My work is personalised for the individual’s clinical role and circumstances. The goal is to foster reflection, rebuild confidence in professional interactions, and provide evidence of sustained behavioural change to regulators and employers.